pkingmartin
Russell's Reserve Single Barrel Bourbon
Bourbon — Kentucky, USA
Reviewed
January 22, 2022 (edited March 18, 2022)
My barrel was distilled on 12/12/2011, dumped on 07/08/2020 then bottled on 7/29/2020. It was barrel # 20-0465 that aged in warehouse B on floor 4.
The nose is rich starting with a mix of dusty oak, fronds of dill and fresh popped popcorn with a caramel drizzle on top then chocolate covered peanuts followed by fruits of sour caramel apple lollipop, orange zest and maraschino cherries that transitions to moderate spices of spearmint, cloves, light leather and dusty oak with high ethanol burn.
The taste is a medium mouthfeel starting with a mix of dusty oak, dill and orange pudding then dark chocolate covered peanuts followed by a moderate drying spice that fades fruits of sour apple jolly rancher and Morello cherry jam on charred toast that transitions to spearmint, black pepper, cloves, light leather and slightly ashy oak with high ethanol burn.
The finish is medium length with caramel apple, Nutella on charred whole wheat toast, fronds of dill, spearmint, light leather and dusty oak.
Overall, this is a solid bourbon that is slightly thinner with a higher spice than I prefer, but still comes together extremely well. These are single barrels so YMMV, but at the cost of around $60 it’s hard to beat this outside of an OF1920 and are much better than most of the celebrity swills or NDP in overpriced packaging being released today.
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Great review. WT does not get enough love. 101 is 17.99 and RRS 10 is 27.99 every day here. What's not to like? The Sb goes to 56.99 and I find it difficult to justify that price differential
@Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington dang, I don't think I've ever seen this below $30. That's an absolute steal!
@ContemplativeFox @pkingmartin the nuts part is that it goes for $25 (occasionally less on sale) and is basically a no-frills, direct shot at ER
@pkingmartin packed :)
@ContemplativeFox That’d be great. Thanks!!!
@pkingmartin I'm also happy to send you a sample :) It's a great rec by @Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington
@Bourbon_Obsessed_Lexington I haven’t but it does seem like a great deal. I’ll have to give it a taste at a bar sometime.
I love the splash of citrus and cherry on the few of these I’ve had - notes I don’t get out of much else. Have you tried the standard RR 10y? At $25-30 seems like a steal but somehow has never lured me in.